Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

Silver Blaze

           

           "None,butveryheavyrain."

           "Inthatcasetheovercoatwasnotblownagainstthefurze-bush,butplacedthere."

           "Yes,itwaslaidacrossthebush."

           "Youfillmewithinterest.Iperceivethatthegroundhasbeentrampledupagooddeal.NodoubtmanyfeethavebeenheresinceMondaynight."

           "Apieceofmattinghasbeenlaidhereattheside,andwehaveallstooduponthat."

           "Excellent."

           "InthisbagIhaveoneofthebootswhichStrakerwore,oneofFitzroySimpson’sshoes,andacasthorseshoeofSilverBlaze."

           "MydearInspector,yousurpassyourself!"Holmestookthebag,and,descendingintothehollow,hepushedthemattingintoamorecentralposition.Thenstretchinghimselfuponhisfaceandleaninghischinuponhishands,hemadeacarefulstudyofthetrampledmudinfrontofhim."Hullo!"saidhesuddenly."What’sthis?"Itwasawaxvesta,halfburned,whichwassocoatedwithmudthatitlookedatfirstlikealittlechipofwood.

           "IcannotthinkhowIcametooverlookit,"saidtheinspectorwithanexpressionofannoyance.

           "Itwasinvisible,buriedinthemud.IonlysawitbecauseIwaslookingforit."

           "What!youexpectedtofindit?"

           "Ithoughtitnotunlikely."

           Hetookthebootsfromthebagandcomparedtheimpressionsofeachofthemwithmarksupontheground.

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